Topamax withdrawal side effects

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Drowsiness, forgetfulness, sometimes your emotions are dulled, you forget what you were saying all the time. These are just some of the initial sideeffects. If you stay on the drug, the side effects go away after a couple of weeks, but you have to really want to be migraine free ( or in your case, lose weight). All this and I am only on 50mg because I could not tolerate any more.

Does anyone know how long topamaxwithdrawalsideeffects last? I had to get off, rather quickly, because I developed tremor, was suicidal (tried 2x), violently angry, depressed, etc.
On topamax for migraines and panic disorder, 400mg/day for about 5 years. Been off 14 weeks: experiencing mood swings, anger "attacks", insomnia, tremor, hair loss, depression, hot flashes (didn't even have those during menopause!).
Though these are decreasing, I'm still experiencing them.

My wife tried topamax for headaches, she could not tolerate it. She felt as if she was dazed. She felt like for lack of a better way to say it, like a ghost...like everything was passing her by and she wasn't really present. She stopped it because she could not function on it.

I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. The symptoms could be a combination of sideeffects of Topamax and withdrawal of Lyrica. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose of both the drugs, slowly reducing the Lyrica and increasing the Topamax. Please talk to your doctor regarding this. Take care!
The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you.

Does anyone know how long topamaxwithdrawalsideeffects last? I had to get off, rather quickly, because I developed tremor, was suicidal (tried 2x), violently angry, depressed, etc.
On topamax for migraines and panic disorder, 400mg/day for about 5 years. Been off 14 weeks: experiencing mood swings, anger "attacks", insomnia, tremor, hair loss, depression, hot flashes (didn't even have those during menopause!).
Though these are decreasing, I'm still experiencing them.

This also includes other medications that you may/may not be taking that you need to be careful with when taking Topamax.
When you restart Topamax, you may experience some of the side-effects, so ask your doctor if you should start at the same dose or work your way up to the dose you were on.
While off the Topamax, you may experience some insomnia, palpitations (fast heart beat), mood changes, increased appetite, worsening of the condition it was prescribed for, and others (see link above).

I've been taking 100mg of topamax daily for about 6 months to help control my extreme moods and it was highly effective. I tolerated it extremely well, my only sideeffects were that I got tired more frequently and it killed my appetite. I'm a college student and I just moved back into my dorm this week, and like the idiot I am I forgot my topamax at home which is a two hour drive away. (Along with my wallet but that's another story entirely).

Hi I just started taking Savella and I was checking it all out. I have been on Cymbalta, Pristiq, and others I am just doing a 12.5 dose for the first 10 days, as I am weening off Pristiq and am having difficulty. In fact many of the posted "side effects" sound like they are withdrawal off other meds. it takes awhile trust me.

So, I am not a doctor, but one of the sideeffects I am reading about from Topamax is an increased ammonia level in the blood. Then I read that heightened ammonia in blood can lead to kidney stones, hair loss and confusion...all side effects of Topamax. So, my thinking is that adding water and maybe some milk thistle or other liver supporting supplements may help tip the balance back.

does any one have sideeffects like that. im on 100 mg now.
Yes! I was given Topamax for migraine control after I stopped taking Nadolol.
I started taking Topamax a little more than 7 days ago, 25mg at night before bed.
I've had all sorts of side effects, some I tried to ignore and blame on the recent beta blocker withdrawal I had from Nadolol.
Now on my first day off of it.
What really convinced me to get off Topamax was the 7th day dose when I went to 50mg at night.

My meds are givin me this sideeffects - paranoid about everything cant even focus or hold a conversation I dont know what to do I forget everything i feel numb stress depress and get angry fast Im so tired of going to therapy and trying diff meds I`ve lost all hope.

I considered taking it, but I decided to do some research on it first. After reading about some negative sideeffects, I reconsidered. Does anyone know if this medication works? What types of side effects did anyone experience? Also, what are some other medications (over the counter also) that can help me get over this sooner? Thanks!

I recently tapered off both Zyprexa (anti-psychotic) and Lexapro (AD) due to side-effects (weight-gain, sexual dysfunction, and apathy). My pdoc supported my decision. I currently take Lamictal 150 mgs (mood stabilizer) and thyroid medication for hypothyroidism. I have been off the Zyprexa for about 2 weeks and the Lex for about 1 week.

I am now back on it probably long term because i'm BP1 with psychotic features and the only thing that seems to work without massive sideeffects is Geodon. I works for me. 4 days is not a long time. I was on Paxil for a short time and I ended up in the hospital with manic psychosis. The withdrawl from that was excrutiating for me. It was hell. Antidepressants and I don't mix. It doesn't mix for people with BP1.

She was like a guinea pig and now, 8 years after, she is living with sideeffects that have never gone : hypotension (around 8), fainding every day, unbearable headaches, kidney pyelonephritis every months, and an exhausting fatigue that keep her in her bed sometimes several days, where she can hardly eat alone. Before that, she was so full of life, making car races, flying planes, being a model for photographes, and photographer herself.

Hi,
Abruptly stopping Topamax or Topiramate may lead to withdrawalsideeffects such as confusion, loss of hearing or sight, fear, panic, convulsions, difficulty talking, falling down, seizure and other associated symptoms like eye rolling or fluttering, foot stomping, lip smacking, grunting or making sounds, shaking, stiffening, sweating, tremors, and twitching. This is usually tapered tapered off by your doctor by adjusting the dosage gradually over time. talk to your doctor about this.

(I think they believe Topamax is tolerated just like Gabapentin or Lyrica.) Because of this their patient's sideeffects become unbearable to the point where the person gets confused, panicky, anxious and just plain fed up with it all and quit the medication before the benefits are made clear. This doesn't happen when the medication is increased slowly.
Second, you need to be at 150mgs or more to get pain relief benefits.

It could still be sideeffects from the withdrawal, but it should be getting better at this point.With that said you should speak to your doctor regarding your Topamax. That could cause some mood issues as well.
I hope things get better soon for you.

Well, I am no doctor, but it does not take a genius to figure out that when all of these sideeffects happen within weeks of starting this medication, that the medication is the cause.
Over the years I have had a horrible time trying to lose weight. I am usually very skinny and I have tried EVERYTHING to lose weight and nothing has worked!

I was on Topamax until the end of September and there was no pain during that time. Then I stopped taking Topamax (doctor's orders-sideeffects were terrible) and waited. There were small headaches between then and November 28, 2010, when the migraine came back, and it hasn't gone away yet. Oh, and I'm a 22-year-old student teacher 1200 miles from my doctor.
I have been on Verapamil for a little over 2 months now. It's doing absolutely nothing to help.

I had very similar withdrawal from Topamax last month !! My head was foggy sometimes, I'd wake up with my body in shakes, I trembled ALOT, had severe stomach cramps, weird headaches, I also had a hard time sleeping and cried a good bit over nothing... my withdrawal lasted about a week and tapered off. The Dr switched me to Lithium and I couldn't deal with the side effects from that. Hopefully yours stops soon...

I will die either from the chemical imbalance created in my brain or the withdrawalsideeffects (seizures, heart palpitations - etc)
#2. I will survive the BRUTAL withdrawals and be left with permanent 'after effects' (muscle twitching, dulling of senses, possibly seizures - etc)
I do not want ANY of that ^^ so, given the following list of medication that requires a titration plan...
In what order...
At what dosages...
At what time intervals...

To me, the non-medical person, the sideeffects from Zoloft withdrawal are much worse than the sideeffects from Xanax (which, I am told, is an addictive drug).
Also, the psychiatrist is much more concerned about the addicitve qualities of Xanax then she is with actually helping me feel better. I decided that I would be better off if I could just get off everything.

I also found out that the meds ( Topamax )that the neurologist had me on for my essential tremors have really bad sideeffects and weight loss is one of them, and I had stopped taking it about a week before I started detox and my PCP told me I should have been tapered off that too !!! Who knew, I stopped because it was not really helping. The neuro never said anything about the bad side effects. I'll deal with my essential tremors and shake rather than put another drug in my body !

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